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Household of James Richards (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

James Richards and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Richards, born in 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Richards, born in 1848 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Sarah J (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), George (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father In Law, George (born 1820 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and James's Brother In Law, George (born 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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James Richards's household

Male

James

Richards

Head
Female

Jane

Richards

Wife
Male

Joseph

Richards

Son
Female

Sarah J

Richards

Daughter
Male

George

Richards

Son
Female

Mary

Richards

Daughter
Male

George

Massey

Father In Law
Male

George

Massey

Brother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Richards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Richards

Head

Married

40

1841

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

Richards

Wife

Married

33

1848

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Richards

Son

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Richards

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George

Richards

Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Richards

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George

Massey

Father In Law

Widower

61

1820

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George

Massey

Brother In Law

Single

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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